The rechargeable lead-acid battery has existed since the 19th century, and it was trusted to energy early motor vehicles. In reality, these electrical fashions made up a majority of early motor automobiles and have been particularly common in cities resulting from their lack of smoky exhaust. Ultimately, advancements in the inner combustion engine resulted in a gradual takeover of the vehicle market by gasoline-powered cars.

The cost of a gallon of gasoline has started going up again, and many analysts are stating that it could continue to rise if the current political situation in the Middle East worsens or if another bad hurricane hits the Gulf area. This has caused many people to start seriously looking at an all-electric car such as the Nissan Leaf.

Audi announces plans for the placement of the production variant of the electric car R8 e-tron. Audi will also add to the range of distances that can be attained in the R8 e-tron of only 220 km to 450 miles.

In order to support environmentally friendly vehicles, the car manufacturers Ford expressed its readiness to expand the network in the electric car market. Reportedly the next three years will pave the Ford electric cars in Europe.